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Wilfred Joseph Mahagan

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Wilfred Joseph Mahagan

June 7, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/11280

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

440 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of William and Eileen Mahagan, of Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 376 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NOYERS-BOCAGE OLD CHURCHYARD
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

Noyers-Bocage is a village and commune 20 kilometres south-east of Bayeux and 17 kilometres south-west of Caen on the road between Caen and Vire. The NOYERS-BOCAGE OLD CHURCHYARD (the church was completely destroyed during the war) is on the north side of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Document– Report from April 1946 with details of Mahagan's death. Library and Archives Canada. Ottawa.

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    Document – Report from April 1946 with details of Mahagan's death. Library and Archives Canada. Ottawa.
  • Letter– Letter from the Mayor of Noyers-Bocage with details of Mahagan's death. Page 1. Library and Archives Canada. Ottawa.

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    Letter – Letter from the Mayor of Noyers-Bocage with details of Mahagan's death. Page 1. Library and Archives Canada. Ottawa.
  • Letter– Letter from the Mayor of Noyers-Bocage with details of Mahagan's death. Page 2. Library and Archives Canada. Ottawa.

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    Letter – Letter from the Mayor of Noyers-Bocage with details of Mahagan's death. Page 2. Library and Archives Canada. Ottawa.
  • Document– RCAF details of crash. LAC, Ottawa.

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    Document – RCAF details of crash. LAC, Ottawa.
  • Photo of Wilfred Mahagan– Mahagan's photo. LAC, Ottawa.

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    Photo of Wilfred Mahagan
    Photo of Wilfred Mahagan – Mahagan's photo. LAC, Ottawa.
  • Document– Hobbies, interests listed for his application to the RCAF. LAC, Ottawa.

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    Document – Hobbies, interests listed for his application to the RCAF. LAC, Ottawa.
  • ID Card– LAC, Ottawa.

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    ID Card
    ID Card – LAC, Ottawa.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star May 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star May 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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